Register by 2.5 / SARN TO CONFERENCE: TRAVERSING TOPOLOGIES / 13.-15.5 in Ticino, Valais, and the Gotthard area

SARN to conference – Traversing Topologies – Imagining worlds and knowledge with/through artistic research

With decentralized actions, walks, performances, and interventions, Traversing Topologies: Imagining worlds and knowledge with/through artistic research explores mental, geographical and digital landscapes, and in the process designs forward-looking perspectives for artistic research and knowledge configurations. The conference connects three linguistic regions (Gotthard area, Valais and Ticino).

Organized by SARN in cooperation with: Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst, HSLU / École de design et haute école d’art du Valais, édhéa / La Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana, SUPSI

www.traversingtopologies.org / FULL PROGRAMME (PDF) / Please register on the event website by 2.5.22, there are limited places.

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Friday 13 May
Parallell Programmes in Ticino and Valais, followed by dinner and overnight stay at Walchwilerhus.

TICINO (Lugano/Chiasso) Stop or Go: A Workshop on mobility, transport and storage of goods in the southern region of Switzerland / Organized by the SARN working group Methods & Practices (Flavia Caviezel & Priska Gisler)

VALAIS (Sierre) Walking Writing Mapping / With Nihan Somay & Eduardo Cruces, Aldis Gedutis & Vytautas Michelkevičius and Ronny Hardliz. / Organized by Petra Köhle, Federica Martini and Caterina Giansiracusa (EDHEA).

Saturday 14 May

GOTTHARD AREA (Urserental) A topological trajectory through the landscape in the Gotthard area: Hospental/Realp/Andermatt / Organised by Rachel Mader, Maia Gusberti, Pablo Müller (Lucerne School of Art and Design) / Moderation and curatorial complicity by Jens Badura

Followed by an overnight stay in Walchwilerhus in Hospental.

Sunday 15 May

GOTTHARD AREA (Urserental) San Keller: "What does Urseren Valley read?“ release of the reader about U­rserental – performative lecture(s) / reading hike

9 – 20 May 2022

Intangible Thresholds: Exhibition in Lugano / Nicoletta Grillo: Traveling flowers and other stories  / Linda Herzog: On-Site and the Imaginary / SUPSI / Biblioteca, Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design, Campus Mendrisio, Via Flora Ruchat-Roncati 15, CH-6850, Mendrisio / Opening hours: Mon. – Fr. 09.00 – 18.00 

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